2005
Modeling premature aging syndromes with the telomerase knockout mouse.
Chang S. Modeling premature aging syndromes with the telomerase knockout mouse. 2005, 5: 153-8. PMID: 15974868, DOI: 10.2174/1566524053586662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAging, PrematureAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, KnockoutMutationSyndromeTelomeraseConceptsTelomerase knockout miceMammalian agingGenomic instabilityDNA damage pathwayPremature aging syndromesCellular declineMolecular basisAging syndromesAging processDamage pathwayKnockout miceMolecular pathwaysShort telomeresHuman agingPrimate model systemMouse modelModel systemBiological mechanismsPhenotypePhysiological changesPathwayUnprecedented opportunityDeleterious effectsTelomeresMice
2001
Rescue of a telomere length defect of Nijmegen breakage syndrome cells requires NBS and telomerase catalytic subunit
Ranganathan V, Heine W, Ciccone D, Rudolph K, Wu X, Chang S, Hai H, Ahearn I, Livingston D, Resnick I, Rosen F, Seemanova E, Jarolim P, DePinho R, Weaver D. Rescue of a telomere length defect of Nijmegen breakage syndrome cells requires NBS and telomerase catalytic subunit. Current Biology 2001, 11: 962-966. PMID: 11448772, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00267-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNijmegen breakage syndromeNBS fibroblastsNBS patientsCatalytic subunitChromosome instabilityNijmegen breakage syndrome cellsDNA repair complexRare human diseasesTRF proteinsTelomere extensionNBS cellsTelomere endsRepair complexAccessory proteinsBreakage syndromeGrowth cessationHuman diseasesCancer predispositionLength defectsTelomeresPremature growth cessationProliferative capacitySubunitsProteinGamma irradiation damage